The Chinese and Japanese governments have reached an agreement on resuming procedures for importing aquatic products from Japan, which China has completely stopped. A mechanism will be established to prove the safety of aquatic products through radiation testing and other means. A person related to the ruling party of Japan revealed this news on May 29.
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Due to the discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company into the sea, China completely stopped importing aquatic products from Japan in 2023. In the director-level consultations between relevant Chinese and Japanese departments held in Beijing on May 28, the two sides confirmed a plan to prove the safety of aquatic products with the goal of resuming imports and exports.
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The Japanese side needs to register aquatic product processing facilities with the Chinese side in advance. And for designated radioactive materials such as cesium 137, a test certificate will be attached at each export. The Japanese side can export after completing the relevant preparations. The two governments have been discussing technical issues to prove safety.
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The areas subject to the procedures required for the resumption of imports do not include the 10 prefectures of Fukushima, Miyagi, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Nagano, and Niigata. China may announce the resumption of imports of aquatic products from other prefectures in the near future.
source: 《International Business News》